In a recent episode of the Shawn Ryan Show, former CIA targeting officer Sarah Adams delivered a chilling update on the state of global security. Her message was clear and uncompromising: while the West has mentally moved on from the Global War on Terror, the threat has not moved on from us. In fact, it has evolved, regrouped, and infiltrated the very heart of the United States. Adams, who spent years on the front lines and served as a senior adviser to the Benghazi Committee, explains that the adversaries of the West are no longer just hiding in caves. They are operating in our cities, training in our former military bases, and even receiving indirect financial support from our own government.

The conversation begins with a disturbing report of a secret biolab uncovered in Las Vegas. While the facility was linked to a Chinese national, Adams reveals that al-Qaeda operates similar clandestine labs on American soil. These labs are not just for basic explosives. They are experimenting with anthrax, sarin, modified fentanyl, and caustic chemicals designed to turn a subway car into a hazmat nightmare. This suggests a level of sophistication and domestic presence that most Americans believe was left behind in the early 2000s.

The Regrouping in Afghanistan

The most glaring evidence of the West sleeping is the current state of Afghanistan. Adams points out that former U.S. military installations like Camp Chapman and Salerno are now being used as training grounds for the next generation of terrorists. At any given time, 3,500 individuals are being trained specifically for external operations, which means attacks outside of Afghanistan. They are learning to become suicide bombers and urban warfare specialists in the very same compounds where American soldiers once lived.

Perhaps even more enraging is the financial reality. Adams details how the United States continues to send approximately 87 million dollars a week to Afghanistan. While some of this is labeled as humanitarian aid, a significant portion is part of the Doha deal, which she describes as an ego-driven policy that the current administration refuses to cancel. This money effectively funds the very organizations planning to strike the American homeland. Adams even took it upon herself to personally track and confirm a cash drop of 87 million dollars in January 2026 to prove the government was lying about stopping the payments.

The Homeland Plot

The central theme of the episode is what Adams calls the Homeland Plot. This is not a single, isolated event but a coordinated effort between al-Qaeda and ISIS. Despite the FBI’s insistence that these two groups would never collaborate, Adams provides evidence that they have been working together for years. The objectives of this plot are symbolic and deadly: to honor Osama bin Laden, to retaliate for the detention of Muslims over the last 20 years, and to bring failed past plots to successful fruition.

One of the most terrifying aspects of this plan is the resurrection of the Bojinka plot, a mid-90s plan to down 12 airliners over the Pacific. To achieve this, the groups are utilizing an invisible bomb. This device is non-metallic, bypasses magnetometers, and is wrapped in silicon to prevent bomb-sniffing dogs from detecting the scent. Adams notes that the TSA recently decreased shoe-scanning requirements, which immediately prompted al-Qaeda to put shoe-bombs back on the table for their current operations.

18,000 Terrorists on U.S. Soil

The sheer scale of the infiltration is staggering. Adams cites testimony from Joe Kent stating that there are approximately 18,000 known Islamist terrorists currently on U.S. soil. These individuals are moving across the southern border, often with the help of Mexican drug cartels like the Sinaloa Cartel or the TDA. They are not just lone wolves inspired by the internet. They are trained commanders who have been deployed to lead cells.

The plot is designed to occur in waves, to ensure that the attacks never stop. While the West focused on the defeat of the so called Caliphate in Iraq and Syria, these groups went dark, using human couriers and aliases to bypass modern signals intelligence. Adams explains that many terrorists now enter the country under aliases that even their training camp associates do not know, making it nearly impossible to track them through traditional interrogation.

Global Complicity and Misinformation

Adams also highlights how the West is being deceived on the global stage. In Syria, the U.S. has effectively backed Abu Muhammad al-Giulani, an al-Qaeda leader, under the guise that he is a moderate ally fighting ISIS. In reality, Giulani’s forces have released 1,500 ISIS prisoners and are conducting genocidal operations against the Kurds.

Furthermore, she touches on the situation in Gaza, describing the proposed reconstruction plans as a real estate play that ignores the fundamental problem of radicalization. She warns that Hamas is being rolled into the new security forces, mirroring the mistakes made in Libya where al-Qaeda was allowed to take over state institutions.

A Final Warning

The episode serves as a massive wake-up call. Sarah Adams describes a world where senior al-Qaeda leaders are flying first class on fake passports while the U.S. government marks terrorists as dead to avoid the effort of collecting intelligence on them. The West is distracted by internal politics and economic competition with China, while the second generation of the Global War on Terror is already here.

According to Adams, the adversaries of the West are not waiting for an opportunity. They have already completed their pre-attack surveillance and were operationally capable as of late 2025. The interview emphasizes that the only thing protecting the public right now is the work of proactive local law enforcement and sheriffs who are training for these specific threats, often in direct opposition to federal agencies that describe the warnings as clickbait. The threat is real, it is domestic, and the West is running out of time to wake up.